What is the Tripoli Peace Initiative?

The Co-Funding System (CFS) for the PBF- funded project ‘Tripoli peace Initiative: Safeguarding Stability in Lebanon, which is implemented by IOM in partnership with SHIFT and Tripoli Municipality, aims to strengthen social stability in ten vulnerable communities in Tripoli by addressing entrenched marginalization, weakened trust in institutions, and persistent sectarian and socio-economic tensions. Through an inclusive, participatory approach, the project empowers residents—particularly youth and women—to collectively identify local priorities, mobilize resources, and implement community-led initiatives that respond to root causes of conflict. Central to the project is the establishment and capacitation of ten gender-balanced community committees that lead Community-Based Planning processes, engage municipalities and UN partners, and launch transparent crowdfunding campaigns to attract both local and diaspora support. By combining conflict-sensitive capacity building, digital peacebuilding and media tools, municipal engagement, and innovative co-funding mechanisms, the project rebuilds trust between communities and local authorities while ensuring sustainability through community ownership, institutional integration, and long-term fundraising systems that extend impact beyond the project’s lifetime.